by Mike Brehm, USA TODAY Sports

by Mike Brehm, USA TODAY Sports

Training camp isn't until next month, but the injured list is already starting.

The Philadelphia Flyers announced that star Claude Giroux had finger surgery on Thursday in Ottawa after a golfing injury.

"Giroux was golfing today when his golf club shattered and splintered into his index finger," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. "Although there were no broken bones, there was some damage to his extensor tendons in his finger. He is expected to have a full recovery in five to six weeks."

That timetable means that Giroux would miss the Sept. 12 opening of training camp but be ready for the start of the regular season.

Giroux led the Flyers in scoring for the third season in a row, though at 48 points, it was a dropoff from his breakthrough pace the year before.

The Flyers gave him an eight-year, $66.2 million contract extension in July.

Also injured is Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dalton Prout, who had abdominal surgery on Thursday.

Prout, who led the team with a plus-15 rating, had been experiencing lingering discomfort during the summer.

"We discovered this week that there was actually a small tear and that surgery would be his best option," said Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen. "The typical recovery time for an injury like this is six weeks, so our hope is he will be ready by the start of the regular season."